Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-13
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Still Hammering at 1t in the Senate.
COST OF GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS.
JUDICIARY BILLS IN THE HOUSE
The Senate.

The Senate
among the communications presented and re-
1erred was one from the Secretary OF the Treasury
calling attention to the Importance of correcting
the unhealthy condition Of the Treasury building.
Heretofore printed in THE STARl
Among the memorials presented and referred
were the following: BY Mr.. Cullom-From Peoria,
Ill., and from Philadelphia, In favor of the inter-
state commerce bill. BY Mr.. Cameron-From
taxes
Bills were reported from committees and placed
on the calendar, as follows:
BY Mr. Hoar, from the library committee-For
the erection OF monument to the negro soldiers
and sailors who gave their lives to the preserva-
COn OF the government.
BY VIZ: Wilson, from the post Office committee
concerning post offices OF the third class.
BY Mr.. Plumb, from the public land committee
To extend laws to the unorganized territories
south OF Kansas.
BY Mr. Frye rrom the committee on commerce.
Making Hartford, Conn, port of entry in place
OF Middletown. Also. q proposition las an amend
ment TO the post Office appropriation billy appro-
Rriat1ng S4OO, 900 to carry the mails between the
America.
BY Mr.. German tfrom the committee on COM
100000 for the Jetties Of
BY Mr.: Brown rrom the committee on rail.
roads)-The House bill for settlement OF ac-
counts with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad COM
pany.
M: Morgan introduced (by requesp bill to
authorize the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicka-
United States courts relating to the condemnation
| OF their property for public use Referred.
INFoRAATloN WANTED AS TO MONEY PAID PEOPLE
ENGAGED IN GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS.
The Senate then took up resolution offered yes
terday by Mr. Vest, directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to furnish full and complete statement,
by 1temized account, Of all money paid out on ac-
count OF prosecution OF criminal cases In state
July !, 1879 to December L. 1885, with list OF Of
f1c1als agents or employees engaged in such prose-
| cutions, the amount paid them and for what spe-
MIR. Vest stated, in reply to Mr.. Edmunds (who
had moved to refer the resolution to the judiciary
committee that 1t had been based upon wash
1ngtOn dispatch to the st. Louis Republican re-
ferring to suit brought by Mr.. Bliss in the Court
OF Claims for fees disallowed by Controller Dur
ham.
Mr.. ingalls, stated that like resolution had
been sent to him. with request that he offer it:
that he had declined to do so without further
explanation, and that he had received letter
which convinced him that the underlying motive
was personal one-to redress personal
The resolution was modified according to sup
gestion OF Mr.. Edmunds by making it apply also
to civil cases, and it was then adopted.
81 m In @ eesse a 70 pa pay
| rytng the mail from Charleston, S. c., to Havana
Cuba, between october, 1859, and July, 1860, was
taken up and passed
THE s1BLY TENT CLAIM
On motion OF MI. Malone, Senate bill giving to
the Court Of Claims jurisdiction over the claim Of
the legal representatives OF Henry H. Sibley, for
the use by the government OF the Sibley tent was
taken up and passed.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
The Senate then, at l TO- resumed consideration
OF the conference report on the interstate com.
merce BILL
The report having been read in full Mr. Hoar
moved that the Senate disagree to the report in
slst on its former action and request further con.
ference.
Mr. Cuom claimed that his motion to agree to
the report took precedence of motion to disagree
Mr.: Harris, one OF the conferees desired every
senator TO realize the fact that, when he voted on
the question OF agreeing or disagreeing to this re-
port he was voting, in effect, on the question as
| to whether there should be
| ANY LEGISLATION ON THE SUBJECT DURING THIS
CONGRESS.
Mr.. Hoar characterized Mr. Harris statement as
extraordinary, and appealed to the Senate not to
| submit to that kind of threat
Mr.. EvARTs AGAINST THE BILL
Mr.. Frye gave notice that he would move to re-
commit the report, and then Mr.. Evarts took the
floor and proceeded to address the Senate against
the DILL on legal, constitutional and business
grounds.
Nominations To-Day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
To be consuls OF the United States-John T.
Campbell, Of California, at Auckland Henry II.
Pendleton, OF West M = virginia M at southampton.
| Withdrawn-Wm. ". Merritt, at Mckinney, Tex
House Of Representatives.
MI. Bland (Mo.), from the committee on coinage
weights and measures reported back the reSOu-
| tion calling upon the Secretary OF the Treasury
| for information as to the monthly purchases and
coinage Of silver during the last fiscal year. and
the first six months of the present fiscal year. and
also information as to whether the law requiring
the purchase and coinage OF not less than 600
worth OF silver bullion has been complied with
Adopted.
BILLS FROM THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
! The floor was then accorded to the committee on
| the Judiciary:
a bill was passed giving the consent of Congress
to the agreement between the commissioners ap-
pointed by the state OF New York and the commits
stOners appointed by the state OF New jersey re-
specting the location of the boundary line between
those states The following bills We're also passed
Authorizing the service of civil and criminal pro-
cess issued by any territorial court, with Indian
tional park.
Changing the lines between the eastern and
western judicial districts OF North Carolina.
Amending the law regulating the removal Of
causes from state to federal courts. Crhe bill in
creases the minimum Jurisdiction OF the circuit
courts from $500 to s., 600, takes away from the
circuit courts jurisdiction of causes in favor Of
assgneeS OF promissory notes and bills of exchange
and restricts TO the defendant the right to remove
| cause from the state to the federal court, etc)
| Ihe senate bill providing for the holding Of
! terms OF the United States circuit and district
az Clty MlCQ., gave F1Se 10 local Zeal.
ousy, Mr. Tarsney vigorously opposing 1t, charac-
| ter1zng Bay City as suburban village and cham
pOning the claims OF Saginaw to the honor while
| Mr. F1Sher presented the case of Bay City In q
speech Dr1stling with statistics, comparative Of
| the business OF the two cities.
! District i'm Congress.
THE UNHEALTHY TREASURY BUILDING.
| A letter from Secretary Manning, heretofore
printed In The STAR, was read in the Senate to-day
calling attention to the unhealthy condition OF the
Treasury department and asking an appropriation
| to remedy It, Referred to the committee on pub
| lie buildings and grounds
THE COMPLAINT OF HENRIETTA v. MINN1x.
In the Senate to-day Mr. German presented q
petition from Henrietta v. Minnix, OF this city,
complaining that her homestead and a small
amount OF unfmproved property are so overtaxed
1Or special Improvements that the amount of
| the taxes could not be borrowed upon the prop
erty. She asks relief Referred to District COM
m1ttee.
| TEMPERANCE AND CHASTITY.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Jones presented petit
ton from the Woman's Christian Temperance
union praying for legislation to adequately pro-
| tect women and girls. MeSSrS. Dawes and COL
quit presented petitions in favor of submitting
pie OF the District. Referred to the District COM
m1ttee.
| Penalties for POlygamy.
TIE HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HDNUNDs Bill.
The anti-polygamy bill, presented by the House
| judiciary committee as a substitute for the Ed
mundS Dill, passed the House yesterday without q